Yesterday at 1:15pm local time, as I was boarding a plane in Honolulu, CNN was reporting that “the polls in the east will be closing soon”.
When I got off the plane in Oakland, The Good Man told me it was a done deal, Obama was president.
That sort of blows the ol’ brain pan!
I’m still wrapping my mind around the fact that it’s over, it wasn’t a dream, and a new day has begun.
Just. Wow.
A personal high holy day for me.
I think I got deeply into the spirit last night dressed up as Frida.
It is a thoughtful day, remembering my loved ones who have moved on to the next journey.
I’m in a hotel room in Hawaii, so hard to celebrate properly, but I’ll make do.
I’m working on a make-shift ofrenda. If it comes out I’ll post a photo.
Mostly, just a reminder to remember those closest to you, both here and beyond.
Bit hard to tell from the photo, but if you look, you can see a school of bright yellow fish schooling around there in the crystal blue waters.
I’ll just say this: WHOA!
Lava rock means not a lot of sandy beaches. But it sure is pretty.
For my New Mexico friends, parts of Kona I have seen so far (the non-ocean part) reminds me of The Valley of Fire in New Mexico. Black, stark, and really beautiful.
Humid. Obscenely so. But warm.
The morning vog (volcanic fog) has moved on and it promises to be a gorgeous day.
Look what I found in a Kona grocery store!!
I wept a little.
Hello New Mexico!!